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Physical Therapy

Testimonials

"I currently work at a clinic that has a few hopeful Queen’s PT applicants for this year. Talking to them made me reflect on just how amazing my time at Queen’s really was. I love my profession and am very thankful my application was put into the “accept” pile way back in 2008 when I started at Queen’s...The friends I made from my two years at Kingston.live strong to this day and I look at back at Queen’s with only the best memories.. While I was in the thick of it I couldn’t see it, but being a Queen’s PT students was one of the best times of my life...”

Program Overview

The mission of MScPT program is to provide an outstanding learning environment for the education of future physical therapy professionals. The curriculum follows a competency-based framework in which the specific goal of the educational program is to prepare individuals to undertake the roles of a Physical Therapist in Canada. These roles include clinical practitioner, communicator, collaborator, manager, advocate, scholarly practitioner, and professional.

With critical enquiry and evidence-based practice as the foundation, our program promotes the acquisition of advanced academic knowledge, skills and behaviors that are essential for a primary health care provider in a complex and continually evolving health care environment.

Opportunities

Our students have the opportunity to access dynamic learning environments and diverse and exciting clinical placements across Canada and internationally. Inter-professional educational experiences are woven throughout the program. Upon graduation, students become eligible to take the Canadian Physiotherapy Competency Examination that allows them to become registered with any of the provincial or territorial regulatory bodies, and become a practicing physiotherapist.

Career paths – employment opportunities

Hospitals and rehabilitation centres

Outpatient clinics

Private practices

Community agencies

Home care

Children’s treatment centres and school health programs

Sports physiotherapy clinics

Stroke and neurological rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation

Government

Policy and professional organizations

International development and aide organizations

The Canadian Armed Forces

Work in Canada and abroad

Not for profit organizations

Degrees Offered/Method of Completion

Degrees Offered

M.Sc. PT: 24 months (continuous)

Method of Completion

Course work, and clinical placements

Faculty

Dr. Nandini Deshpande (Chair)

Prof. Randy Booth

Prof. Diana Hopkins-Rosseel

Dr. Cheryl King-VanVlack

Dr. Kathleen Norman

Dr. Lucie Pelland

Dr. Trisha Parsons

Dr. Jordan Miller

Ms. Melanie Law

Funding, Academic Prerequisites & Deadline

Funding Information

You are not technically eligible to apply for a bursary before becoming a registered student at Queen’s University, however, you may be eligible for bursary assistance through student awards, including OGS bursaries and the Queen’s General Bursary. In addition, every second year the Program offers the Goldman Sachs Bursary to an incoming student whose parents are immigrants. Unfortunately, the School of Graduate Studies does not make internal scholarship funding available to students in professional programs.

Academic Prerequisites

A 4-year baccalaureate degree with a minimum second-class standing from a recognized university including:

At least one course in introductory psychology (minimum 1.0) and one course in statistics (minimum 0.5)

Undergraduate courses with substantive content in human anatomy (minimum 0.5) and physiology (minimum 0.5). One full credit in human anatomy is recommended

Grades Required

The level of the cut off for the subGPA is dependent on the applicant pool

Cumulative GPA for all years of undergraduate study must be ≥ 2.89

Other Requirements

Queen’s Physical Therapy Personal Submission Form questions

Two Confidential Reference Forms (downloadable from ORPAS website)

Documented evidence (through volunteer work, community service or personal experience) of strong interest in the profession of physical therapy, knowledge of the profession and desire to work with people of all ages

Citizenship

Admission is restricted to candidates who are Canadian citizens or Canadian permanent residents (landed immigrants) prior to the closing date for receipt of applications.

Test Requirements

For students who have lived in an English speaking country for less than three years, you must have one of: